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E-Pay Configuration

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To configure E-Pay:

  1. In Admin Console, under Business Rules > Local Services > CostGuardService > ServerName_CostGuardServer > Customer Management Settings, double-click E-Pay. This displays the E-Pay window.

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  2. Enable/disable E-Pay settings as required and described below:

    Force Approved Debit Transactions

    If checked, enables a link for a transaction on the 'Make One-Time Charge' window in Accounts Receivable.

    Credit Transaction Offset Adjustment Default

    If checked, the Offset Adjustment field on an adjustment is selected by default. The user can clear the field if necessary.

    Debit Transaction Offset Adjustment Default

    If checked, the Offset Adjustment field on a payment is selected by default. The user can clear the field if necessary.

    Bypass E-Check Transaction Processing

    If selected, E-Check transactions are not submitted.

Authorize.Net

The Authorize.Net configuration lets you set up your company's specific information to access Authorize.Net's credit card processing service if your company has a contract with them.

  1. In Administration Console, select Business Rules > Local Services > CostGuardService > serverName_CostGuardServer > Customer Management Settings > E-Pay. Double-click Authorize.Net. This displays the Authorize.Net window.

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    Authorize.NetBusinessRules

  2. Enter the Authorize.NET information as described below:

    Merchant Login

    Your company's Merchant login, as supplied by Authorize.Net, to access the payment gateway.

    Password

    Your company's password used to access Authorize.Net's payment gateway.

    Transaction Description

    Description of all transactions. The description is sent to Authorize.Net via the payment form.

    Test Mode

    If selected, all transactions sent to Authorize.Net are submitted as test transactions.

    Bypass E-Check

    If selected, E-Check transactions are not submitted to Authorized.Net.

    Immediate ACH through EPay Payments

    If selected, ACH transactions are created during the Export E-Pay Transactions process in RateBill. The actual E-Check transaction is part of an ACH Batch file.

  1. Click Save.

Shift4

The Shift4 configuration lets you set up your company's specific information to access Shift4's credit card processing service if your company has a contract with them.

  1. In Administration Console, select Business Rules > CostGuardService > serverName_CostGuardServer > Customer Management Settings > E-Pay. Double-click Shift4. This displays the Shift4 window.

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    Shift4Admin

  2. Enter the Shift4 information as described below:

    Merchant ID

    Your company's (store's) Merchant ID as supplied by Shift4 to let IDI access the Shift4 console application that resides near the IDI server.

    Application IP Address

    The IP Address of the machine where the Shift4 console application resides.

    Application Port Number

    The Port Number that is used for the Shift4 console application on the machine.

  1. Click Save.

LinkPoint

The LinkPoint configuration lets you set up your company's specific information to access LinkPoint's credit card processing service if your company has a contract with them.

  1. In Administration Console, select Business Rules > CostGuardService > serverName_CostGuardServer > Customer Management Settings > E-Pay. Double-click LinkPoint This displays the LinkPoint window.

    LinkPoint

  2. Enter the LinkPoint information as described below:

    Merchant ID

    Your company's (store's) Merchant ID as supplied by LinkPoint to let IDI access the LinkPoint console application that resides near the IDI server.

    Certificate Path

    The path where the LinkPoint digital certificate (.PEM) file is located. This file is obtained from the LinkPoint merchant website.

    Host

    Where transactions are sent.

    Debug Mode
    (optional)

    If enabled, a transaction debug log is written to the c:\temp\ directory on the server. It is recommended you disable this for live mode.

  3. Click Save.

Enhanced PCI Configuration

To enter the information needed to allow access to the payment gateway:

  1. In Admin Console, under Business Rules > Local Services > CostGuardService > ServerName_CostGuardServer > Customer Management Settings > E-Pay, double-click Enhanced PCI Configuration. This displays the Payment Gateway Configuration window. (Show picture)

  2. Select the appropriate Payment Gateway from the list and enter the required information.

    • Braintree

    • Tempus PaymentMate

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      Tempus PaymentMate requires that specific Service Names be added for each tender type and also for E-Pay. The POS tender types configuration should be completed from the POS Back Office Register Policies. The information for E-Pay accounts is added via Admin Console.(Show picture)

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      For E-Pay accounts, include the following information:

      Service Name

      Code representing the check tender type.

      Note

      Credit Card and Debit Card tender types do not require a Service Name.

      Valid entries:

      E-Pay

      Note

      The payment gateway for E-Pay is set up in Administration Console.

      Tender Type

      Service Name Value

      Notes

      PPD

      Prearranged Payment and Deposit using an ACH Checking Account. Tender Type does not apply to E-Pay.

      OnlineBill

      Note

      An OnlineBill store must exist and be configured to use Tempus PaymentMate.

      Tender Type

      Service Name Value

      Notes

      E-Check

      ICA

      Internet Check Acceptance

      E-Check Manual Deposit

      Not applicable for OnlineBill

      Warrantied Paper check

      Not applicable for OnlineBill

      POS (Retail - with Smart Node)

      Tender Type

      Service Name Value

      Notes

      E-Check

      ECA

      Electronic Check Acceptance

      E-Check Manual Deposit

      ECA

      Electronic Check Acceptance

      Warrantied Paper check

      VERI

      (PCA - Paper Check Acceptance)

      POS (Retail - without Smart Node)

      Tender Type

      Service Name Value

      Notes

      E-Check

      Not applicable without Smart Node

      E-Check Manual Deposit

      Not applicable without Smart Node

      Warrantied Paper check

      VERI

      (PCA - Paper Check Acceptance)

      POS (Call Center - with or without Smart Node)

      Tender Type

      Service Name Value

      Notes

      E-Check

      CBP

      Check by Phone

      E-Check Manual Deposit

      Not applicable in a call center

      Warrantied Paper check

      VERI

      Mail-in only. (PCA - Paper Check Acceptance)

      RetailNET ID RetailNET ID associated with your company's payment gateway account as provided by Tempus.

      RetailNET Certificate RetailNET certificate associated with your company's payment gateway as provided by Tempus.

      Target URL Target URL endpoint for the payment gateway.

      OnlineBill Transparent Redirect URL Target URL redirect for the payment gateway. Used by OnlineBill. This setting is ignored for E-Pay accounts.

      Enable PaymentMate Smart Node Integration

      Determines whether the register should use the PaymentMate Smart Node for POS transactions. Default: Yes. This setting does not apply to E-Pay accounts.

      Note

      Changing this to No has the following effects:

      • You cannot accept electronic signatures

      • You cannot accept PIN debit cards

      • You cannot electronically scan check payments

      • All data must be entered manually using CostGuard screens.

      PaymentMate Smart Node Timeout Number of seconds CostGuard waits for authorization responses from the PaymentMate Smart Node. This setting does not apply to E-Pay accounts or OnlineBill.

  3. Click OK to save the information.

Tempus PaymentMate Configuration

Tempus PaymentMate Configuration

Tempus PaymentMate requires that specific Service Names be added for each tender type and also for E-Pay. The POS tender types configuration should be completed from the POS Back Office Register Policies. The information for E-Pay accounts is added via Admin Console.

(Show picture)

UG template for Help

For E-Pay accounts, include the following information:

Service Name

Code representing the check tender type.

Note

Credit Card and Debit Card tender types do not require a Service Name.

Valid entries:

E-Pay

Note

The payment gateway for E-Pay is set up in Administration Console.

Tender Type

Service Name Value

Notes

PPD

Prearranged Payment and Deposit using an ACH Checking Account. Tender Type does not apply to E-Pay.

OnlineBill

Note

An OnlineBill store must exist and be configured to use Tempus PaymentMate.

Tender Type

Service Name Value

Notes

E-Check

ICA

Internet Check Acceptance

E-Check Manual Deposit

Not applicable for OnlineBill

Warrantied Paper check

Not applicable for OnlineBill

POS (Retail - with Smart Node)

Tender Type

Service Name Value

Notes

E-Check

ECA

Electronic Check Acceptance

E-Check Manual Deposit

ECA

Electronic Check Acceptance

Warrantied Paper check

VERI

(PCA - Paper Check Acceptance)

POS (Retail - without Smart Node)

Tender Type

Service Name Value

Notes

E-Check

Not applicable without Smart Node

E-Check Manual Deposit

Not applicable without Smart Node

Warrantied Paper check

VERI

(PCA - Paper Check Acceptance)

POS (Call Center - with or without Smart Node)

Tender Type

Service Name Value

Notes

E-Check

CBP

Check by Phone

E-Check Manual Deposit

Not applicable in a call center

Warrantied Paper check

VERI

Mail-in only. (PCA - Paper Check Acceptance)

RetailNET ID RetailNET ID associated with your company's payment gateway account as provided by Tempus.

RetailNET Certificate RetailNET certificate associated with your company's payment gateway as provided by Tempus.

Target URL Target URL endpoint for the payment gateway.

OnlineBill Transparent Redirect URL Target URL redirect for the payment gateway. Used by OnlineBill. This setting is ignored for E-Pay accounts.

Enable PaymentMate Smart Node Integration

Determines whether the register should use the PaymentMate Smart Node for POS transactions. Default: Yes. This setting does not apply to E-Pay accounts.

Note

Changing this to No has the following effects:

  • You cannot accept electronic signatures

  • You cannot accept PIN debit cards

  • You cannot electronically scan check payments

  • All data must be entered manually using CostGuard screens.

PaymentMate Smart Node Timeout Number of seconds CostGuard waits for authorization responses from the PaymentMate Smart Node. This setting does not apply to E-Pay accounts or OnlineBill.